Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (1/25)

Diane Buckner-Webb is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and False Statements and Writings (2 counts).

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (1/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Diane Buckner-Webb is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and False Statements and Writings (2 counts).

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (2/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Secretary, Kennedy Middle School – “Secretary Carol Dennis participated in a coordinated cheating scheme,” according to the report. “Dennis asked McDaniel and Goodson to stay until 4:00 or 5:00 and help change CRCT answer sheets. Dennis explained that a certain percentage of the tests needed to be checked and made right,” the report said. Dennis is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and false statements and writings.

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (3/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Millicent Few Chief Human Resources Officer, APS. According to a confidential informant in 2009, when the AJC requested OIR complaints related to testing misconduct, Few instructed OIR personnel to destroy documents, while illegally withholding other records from production, the state report said. When asked about these matters, Ms. Few made false statements, investigators said. Few is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and false swearing.

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (4/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Christopher Waller Principal, Parks Middle. Waller denied causing or participating in cheating during two state interviews. He testified under oath that he was not aware of anyone erasing answers. The state report says Waller directed cheating the first year he presided over the CRCT in 2006. Waller is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, false statements and writings (3 counts), and false swearing.

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (5/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Donald Bullock – Test Coordinator, Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School. – “Three teachers confessed to cheating at the direction of the test coordinator, Donald Bullock,” according to the report. “Testing Coordinator Bullock announced that teachers could pick up their tests early before the test began and keep them until the end of the school day. Principal Gwendolyn Rogers was present in the building when Bullock made this announcement and should have been aware that Mr. Bullock distributed the tests early. Mr. Bullock also allowed teachers to retrieve their tests in the afternoons after testing ended so that they could erase students' answers and change them from wrong to right,” the report said. Bullock is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, false statements and writings (3 counts), and false swearing.

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (6/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Sheila Evans is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, false statements and writings (2 counts) and theft by taking.

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (7/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Superintendent, APS. Hall was ultimately responsible for honestly and accurately reporting information to the State of Georgia regarding the evaluation of students, the state report said. Dr. Hall failed in her leadership of, and ultimate responsibility for, testing activities and for ensuring the ethical administration of the CRCT in 2009, as well as in previous years. This resulted in, and she is responsible for, falsifying, misrepresenting or erroneously reporting the evaluation of students to the State Department of Education with regard to the results of the 2009 CRCT in the APS system, investigators wrote. Finally, we conclude that Dr. Hall either knew or should have known cheating and other misconduct was occurring in the APS system, the state report said. Hall is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, false statements and writings, false swearing and theft by taking.

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (8/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Dessa Curb is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, False and statements and writings (2 counts).

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (10/25)

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (11/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Wendy Ahmed –Humphries Elementary - “Lillian Lockhart reported to Principal Clark that she witnessed Wendy Ahmed cheating on the 2009 CRCT. Instead of immediately reporting this, Clark attempted to dissuade Lockhart from telling the truth by saying, ‘If you don't tell me anything, I won't have to report anything.’ Principal Clark knew of cheating in 2010, if not before. He attempted to prevent Lockhart from reporting Wendy Ahmed's cheating on the 2009 CRCT,” the report said. “Wendy Ahmed denied making hand signals or otherwise prompting students on the 2009 CRCT,” according to the investigation. Ahmed is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, false statements and writings (2 counts) and theft by taking.

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (12/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Gloria Ivey is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and false statements and writings (2 counts).

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (13/25)

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (14/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Michael Pitts SRT-2 Executive Director, APS. Pitts came to Parks Middle School after this investigation began and told teachers that he believed this inquiry was racially and politically motivated, the state report said. Pitts told the teachers that Principal Waller was being reassigned because of the cheating allegations. According to Wilson, Pitts told the teachers that '[you] better not start saying anything if [you] have not already said it, because [you will] get your own self in trouble,' according to the state investigation. Pitts is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and influencing witnesses.

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (15/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Ingrid Abella-Sly is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, false statements and writings (2 counts) and theft by taking.

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (16/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Gregory Reid Assistant Principal, Parks Middle School. “In all years, the cheating was organized and facilitated by Principal Waller and Success-For-All Facilitator Sandra Ward. Assistant Principal Gregory Reid also participated, the report said.” “Waller, Gregory Reid, or Sandra Ward went to these teachers' classrooms and told them it was time to go. The teachers understood that time to go meant they were to go to the room where the tests were kept and change answers,” the report said. Reid is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, false statements and writings (3 counts), false swearing.

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (17/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Tamara Cotman, who was indicted under the name Tamara Johnson, was a SRT-4 Executive Director, APS. she is responsible for aiding and abetting Dr. Hall in falsifying, misrepresenting or erroneously reporting the evaluation of students to the Georgia Department of Education with regard to the results of the 2009 CRCT, the report said. We conclude that Tamara Cotman (formerly Johnson) either knew or should have known cheating and other misconduct was occurring within schools in SRT-4. Finally, when questioned about these matters and the Go to Hell meeting, she provided false information to us, investigators said. Cotman is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, influencing witnesses.

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (18/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Pamela Cleveland is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and false statements and writings (2 counts).

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (20/25)

Tabeeka Jordan is charged with Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and false statements and writings, theft by taking.

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (21/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Theresia Copeland is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, theft by taking and false statements and writings (2 counts).

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (22/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Kimberly Odem Teacher, Parks Middle. Oden was a teacher at Parks in 2009. She had no flagged classrooms; however, witnesses say she erased answers in 2009. Oden is no longer teaching in APS and we were not able to locate her for an interview, the state report said. Oden is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and false statements and writings.

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (23/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Teacher, Parks Middle School. Investigators said Starlette Mitchell was in the room as teachers erased test answers. “While Draper was erasing answers, Sandra Ward and Starlette Mitchell came into the room with a blue cooler, put sixth grade tests in the container, and left the room with the cooler and tests,” according to the report. Mitchell is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, false statements and writings (3 counts).

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (24/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Principal, Dobbs Elementary. Principal Dana Evans was one of the few APS employees to accept responsibility for cheating that occurred in her school, and she is to be commended. Nevertheless, she received multiple reports of cheating at Dobbs and therefore knew or should have known of the cheating occurring at this school, investigators said. Evans is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and false statements and writings (4 counts).

Indicted former APS educators turn themselves in - (25/25)

Published on Apr 02, 2013

Dr. Tameka Goodson: Instructional Coach, Kennedy Middle School – “Although no evidence exists that Principal Brown personally erased answers, he was present when Dennis, Goodson and McDaniel carried out his directive,” investigators said. “Dr. Tameka Goodson denied any participation in or knowledge of cheating. The GBI confronted Ms. Goodson with evidence of her involvement in cheating and advised her that lying to a law enforcement agent was a felony, but if she told the truth she would be offered immunity. Goodson said she wanted to make a statement, but wanted an attorney present. Goodson was given that opportunity, but failed to return with her attorney,” according to the report. Goodson is charged with violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and false statements and writings.